OAK RIDGE, Tenn.  The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the appointment of
five area residents and two high school students to the Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory
Board.

The new members were appointed to fill vacancies on the Board. The Oak Ridge Site
Specific Advisory Board (ORSSAB) is a federally-chartered citizens panel that
provides recommendations to the Department of Energys (DOEs) Oak Ridge
Environmental Management (EM) Program.

"Were very pleased to welcome these new members," said Gerald Boyd, DOE
Oak Ridge Assistant Manager for EM. "The SSAB plays an important role in
providing public input on EM program activities at the Oak Ridge Reservation, and we
appreciate the fact that theyre willing to volunteer to serve on the Board."

Ben Adams is an engineer, landscape architect, and land surveyor with 41 years of practice
in design sciences. He is a member of the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce and is on the
board of the East Tennessee Economic Council. Adams lives in Oak Ridge and is employed by
ACHW Inc.

Richard (Dick) Berry is the former chairman and CEO of Rembco Geotechnical
Contractors Inc., based in Knoxville. He now consults in the geotechnical
field. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American
Institute of Chemical Engineers. Berry is a resident of Lenoir City.

Amy DeMint has lived in Kingston for the past 18 years and works as a metallurgical
engineer at BWXT Y-12 in Oak Ridge. DeMint holds a bachelor and a master of science degree
in metallurgical engineering.

Colin Loring is a natural resource conservationist at the U.S. Department of
Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. For the past year, he has worked with
the National Resources Inventory Program inventorying resource base changes in East
Tennessee. He received his bachelor of arts degree in geology from The University of
Tennessee and has completed two years of graduate work at East Tennessee State University
in environmental health. Loring lives in Oak Ridge.

George Rimel works as a steam plant operator/stationary engineer with BWXT Y-12 in Oak
Ridge. He is a member of the Atomic Trades and Labor Council and has lived in Clinton for
the past 26 years.

Jenna Carignan and David Johnson are the new ORSSAB student representatives. Each year,
two high school students are seated on the Board to represent the views and interests of
area youth. One student (Carignan) is selected from Oak Ridge High School. The other
(Johnson) is chosen on a rotating basis from schools in surrounding areas.

Carignan is a senior at Oak Ridge High School. She is interested in pursuing a major in
environmental law in college. Last year, Carignan was involved in an ORSSAB student
project to summarize an environmental document for high school student audiences.

David Johnson is a senior at Karns High School, where he maintains a 4.17 GPA and is
currently ranked first in his class. He has won several science awards and is captain of
the Karns Scholar School and Vice President of the math honor society.

ORSSAB meetings are usually held on the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m.
at the DOE Information Center in Oak Ridge. Meetings of the Board and its committees are
open to the public, and notices are posted on the Boards Web site (http://www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab) and
through the Boards 24-hour information line, (865) 576-4750.